| 1546 | Kanazawa Mido, a religious school, was founded on the site. |
| 1580 | Shibata Katsuie conquered Kanazawa Mido. Sakuma Morimasa entered the castle, and named it Oyama Castle. |
| 1583 | After the Shizugatake Battle, Maeda Toshiie entered the castle, and named it Kanazawa Castle. |
| 1592 | Toshiie ordered Toshinaga to build stonewalls around the castle. |
| 1599 | The inside moat was finished. |
| 1602 | The donjon, main watchtower, was burned down by lightning. |
| 1610 | The outside moat was finished. |
| 1620 | The castle was partly destroyed by a fire. |
| 1631 | The castle was again partly destroyed by fire. |
| 1632 | The Tatsumi Canal was built through the castle. |
| 1759 | A big fired destroyed almost the whole castle. |
| 1788 | Hishi Yagura at Ni-no-maru, the second enclosure, and the Ishikawa-mon gate were finished. |
| 1808 | The Ni-no-maru Palace was burned down. |
| 1809 | The Hashizume-mon gate, and Hishi Yagura at Ni-no-maru were finished. |
| 1858 | Sanjukken Nagaya was built. |
| 1871 | The castle site was requisitioned by the army. |
| 1881 | A big fire destroyed Ni-no-maru. |
| 1949 | Kanazawa University was founded. |
| 1950 | The Ishikawa-mon gate became an Important National Cultural Asset. |
| 1957 | Sanjukken Nagaya became an Important National Cultural Asset. |
| 1978 | Kanazawa University decided to move out of the castle site. |
| 1996 | Ishikawa Prefecture bought the castle site from the national government, and started a park building project. |
| 1999 | The reconstruction project of Hishi Yagura, and other sites began. |
| 2001 | The 18th National Urban Greenery Fair Ishikawa 2001. |
| 2008 | Tsurumaru-soko storage designated as an Important National Cultural Asset. |
| 2008 | Kanazawa Castle designated as a National Historical Site. |
| 2010 | Imori Moat and Kahoku-mon Completed. |